Drivers across Devon and Cornwall are still facing a huge petrol and diesel tax burden despite three years of fuel duty freezes, according to the RAC Foundation. The UK has the highest rate of diesel tax in Europe while only Sweden imposes a higher petrol tax duty than the UK, the foundation said. Its figures showed that tax accounts for 59% of the price of diesel in the UK, with Sweden (56%) second and Italy (55%) third. As much as 61% of the price of petrol in the UK is down to tax, with...
Reported by Western Morning News 4 hours ago.
Drivers across Devon and Cornwall are still facing a huge petrol and diesel tax burden despite three years of fuel duty freezes, according to the RAC Foundation. The UK has the highest rate of diesel tax in Europe while only Sweden imposes a higher petrol tax duty than the UK, the foundation said. Its figures showed that tax accounts for 59% of the price of diesel in the UK, with Sweden (56%) second and Italy (55%) third. As much as 61% of the price of petrol in the UK is down to tax, with...
Reported by Western Morning News 4 hours ago.